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Cary

“ D id he really mean that?” I asked the two women who sat across from me.

Both smiled sadly and nodded. “You know he’s going through a lot, most of which I don’t think he’s shared with us,” Al said, while Christie nodded in confirmation.

“You heard him say family,” Christie said. “I don’t think that was a slip of the tongue, and he’s not wrong. What we’re beginning to create here feels very much like a family.”

Al reached over and, in an uncommon show of affection, placed her hand over mine. “Cary, we need to bring Evan into our coven, let him meet everyone, get to know us all. I know he isn’t gifted, at least not in the way we are, but he is becoming part of us. I can see even in how you look at him, you’re already falling in love with him.

“It’s time to bring him in?” I asked, bewildered.

“And,” Christie added as she stood up, “it’s also time for you to stop being daft. You know your place here in this group. If Evan wants you as part of the business partnership, then stop resisting. You belong, and play as much of a pivotal role in this venture as the rest of us.”

All I could do was nod. I could feel Christie’s gift flowing through me, but in a comforting way, making me see how much I belonged. “Thank you, I think I’m going to go find him. I’ll have him back here before he’s needed at work, but I think he and I need some alone time,” I said, winking at the two.

I arrived to find an empty cottage, which made me panic. Had Evan gotten hurt? Had the nasty entity attacked him?

I was just about to scry for him when I felt his presence just outside the cottage. I went to meet him and saw he’d been crying. “Evan,” I asked as I walked down from the porch to meet him, instantly pulling him into my arms. “Are you okay?”

He nodded. “Mostly. I just met another of our resident spirits,” he said nervously. “Andre, he was, well, I found the spot where he died.”

“Did he hurt you? Are you—”

Evan pulled back and placed his hand on my chest to stop me from freaking out. “I’m fine. He’s one of the good ones. He’s helping my great-grandmother keep the nasty one contained. For now,” he said. “Cary, I-I…” He paused to gather his thoughts, then continued, “You’re important, and not just because we are, you know… this,” he said, motioning between us. “You’re important to any business we might try to create. I know I’m an emotional ninny, but that’s not because of you, that’s because I’m still processing the loss of my family, and then the whole inheritance thing was thrust into my lap. Give me time, and I promise the emotional rollercoaster will calm down, but also, trust me, whether or not you and I work out long-term, you’re a part of this. I can’t imagine doing anything with the estate without you being part of it.”

I nodded. “I’m getting that. It’s just I don’t want you to feel obligated to include me, okay?”

Evan smiled. “Okay. Now, come on, let’s get back. I want to tell Christie and Al what I learned.”

“Wait, you can do that in a minute. Right now, I need you and me time, okay?”

Evan looked at me with confusion, then what I meant must have registered. His smile lit up my insides as I pulled him through the front door to show him how much I cared about him, how much I appreciated having him in my life.

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